WorksheetsUnderstanding Historical Speeches: Women's and Civil Rights
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 39mins
1-10.
Answer the questions below after watching the video
What does the speaker imply about the special treatments proposed for women?
They help improve societal standards.
They are necessary and appreciated.
They contrast with her own tough experiences.
They are universally applied to all women.
What does the speaker use to demonstrate her physical capabilities?
Her participation in political movements.
Her ability to perform hard labor.
Her ability to speak publicly.
Her educational background.
How does the speaker feel about her children being sold into slavery?
Unaware as she was not informed about it.
Indifferent as it was common at the time.
Relieved as they might have better lives.
Devastated and only consoled by her faith.
According to the speaker, who heard her cries of grief?
Her family members.
No one.
Her community leaders.
Jesus.
What metaphor does the speaker use to discuss equality in rights?
Books providing the same knowledge to all.
Different sized cups holding different amounts.
A tree providing equal shade to all.
A scale balancing rights equally.
What does the speaker question about the intellectual capabilities related to rights?
If intellect should determine rights.
If women have lesser intellect than men.
If intellectual tests should be mandatory.
If children should be taught about intellect.
What argument is used against women having equal rights to men?
Christ was not a woman.
Women are already treated well.
Women are not as physically strong as men.
Women do not desire equal rights.
Where does the speaker say Christ came from?
From both a man and a woman.
From God and a woman.
From the community's collective belief.
From historical texts.
What potential does the speaker see in women if given rights?
To cause further chaos in society.
To turn the world right side up again.
To dominate over men.
To remain content with their roles.
What does the speaker suggest about women working together?
They need men's guidance to work effectively.
They could not manage to work in unison.
They are better off working individually.
They could correct societal wrongs.
What does the bolded term mean in the following sentence:
"Well, children, where these is so much racket there must be something out of kilter."
noise; liveliness; a loud unpleasent noise
out of harmony or balance
to have turned up the earth with a plow
none of these
Sojourner Truth was an abolitionist but she was NOT a woman's rights activist. True or False.
True
False
Who is the speaker in the story?
Soujourner Truth
Men
The author
Harriett Tubman
What is an abolitionist?
Someone who is pro-slavery
someone who is against slavery
someone who is not for or against slavery
Belle's slave master
Dumont
Belle's son
Peter
Belle's grandson
Sammy
Famous abolitionist
Frederick Douglass
What is the ONE thing a poor person has of value?
their money
time
Their name
Their work
What were the Pro-Slavery Northerners called?
McCoy's
Hatfield's
Rattlesnakes
Copperheads
True or False: Women had a ton of rights during the 19th century.
True
False
What did the North Star mean to runaway slaves?
Home
Safety
Truth
Freedom
Towards the end of chapter 6, women are referred to as part of a zoo. Why would the author use this metaphor?
Women are animals
Because women were treated with the same regard as animals who live in a zoo. They had no rights or entitlement.
Because the author hates women
Does Sojourner feel that women should have more or less rights?
Less
More
What is a weevil?
a person
a beetle
a crop
a type of metaphor
Who was the Civil War between?
North and South
North and West
South and East
North America and Japan
True or False: At the beginning of the war, black men were allowed to fight the war with everyone else.
True
False
True or False: People were very upset when the Emancipation Proclamation was signed.
False
True
What is the name of the book Sojourner kept with her at all times?
The Bible
The almanac
The Book of Life
The Book of Truth
What were the laws called that made it illegal for blacks and whites to ride together?
Jim Crow Laws
Slim Jim Laws
Dumont Crow Laws
Which President signed the Emancipation Proclamation?
George Washington
Andrew Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
What was the main goal of the abolitionist movement?
to give enslaved people the right to vote
to stop slavery from spreading into new U.S. territories
to eliminate slavery in the United States
to help Southerners catch escaped enslaved people
Who is described by the following statements? - went to prison for calling a slave trader a robber - wrote an anti-slavery newspaper called The Liberator to end slavery everywhere - used The Liberator to bring attention to political events and the plight of slaves - argued for a complete and immediate end to slavery, with no compromises
Harriet Tubman
Frederick Douglass
Elihu Embree
William Lloyd Garrison
How did Frederick Douglass emerge as an abolitionist leader?
He was an escaped slave who told the story of his life, first as a speaker and then as an author
He was a slaveholder who changed his mind about slavery and published the first anti-slavery newspaper in the United States
He was a politician used his connections to fight against slavery
He was a businessman who refused to do business in the South as a protest against slavery
What primary method did Harriet Tubman use to fight for the abolitionist cause?
She led enslaved people to freedom on the Underground Railroad
She led abolitionist conventions
She wrote an abolitionist newspaper
She told her story of slavery in a book.
What did abolitionists Elihu Embree, William Lloyd Garrison, and Frederick Douglass have in common?
They all represented free states in Congress
They all published anti-slavery newspapers
They all represented slave states in Congress
They were all former slaves.
What was the MAIN goal of the women’s suffrage movement?
to give women the right to own property
to give women the right to vote
to elect a woman president
to give African Americans the right to vote
"He has compelled her to submit to laws, in the formation of which she had no voice." —excerpt from the Declaration of Sentiments Which claim does the text best support?
Women should be paid the same wages as men
Women should have the right to work
Women should have the right to own property
Women should have the right to vote.
Which suffragist leader was refused a seat at an anti-slavery conference, wrote the Declaration of Sentiments, and helped organize the Seneca Falls Convention?
Susan B. Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Sojourner Truth
Lucretia Mott
Which suffragist leader was a formerly enslaved African American who became a nationally known speaker as she worked to improve the rights of both African Americans and women?
Susan B. Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Sojourner Truth
Lucretia Mott
Which suffragist leader campaigned for voting rights and equal rights for women, and she helped organize the National Woman Suffrage Association? (She also voted illegally!)
Lucretia Mott
Susan B. Anthony
Sojourner Truth
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Which statement BEST describes the role the Seneca Falls Convention played in the women's suffrage movement?
It was the convention that led to the Second Great Awakening.
It was the convention that approved the 19th amendment.
It was the convention that first organized a movement toward women's suffrage in the United States.
It was the convention that expanded women's suffrage to other countries.
What are two important points in Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a Woman?" speech?
Women are treated fairly and equally to men.
Women need to be taken care of.
Women are strong and capable.
Women are superior to men.
Women of different races are treated differently.
Which statement accurately describes the Second Great Awakening?
It was a religious revival that emphasized the power of God to decide a person's fate.
It was a religious revival that emphasized the Catholic faith.
It was a religious revival that emphasized equality and individual piety.
It was a religious revival that emphasized quiet and unemotional worship of God.
How did the Second Great Awakening affect society in the 19th century?
The Second Great Awakening helped ignite reform movements by encouraging good deeds and working to improve conditions in the world.
The Second Great Awakening discouraged involvement in society by emphasizing that a person's relationship with God was the only thing that mattered.
The Second Great Awakening hurt movements focused on equality since this focus opposed church teachings.
The Second Great Awakening encouraged obedience to governmental authority and playing the proper role in society since this was what God wanted.
(a) advocates who attended a convention at Seneca Falls, NY in 1848 would believe their goal had been achieved with the passage of the (b)
Identify the first 4 states that gave women the right to vote.
(The given options are California, Texas, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Missouri, Wyoming, and South Carolina).
